Researchers have figured out how to create spheres of neuronal cells resembling the cerebral cortex, making functional human brain tissue available for the first time to study neuropsychiatric diseases such as autism and schizophrenia.

The results of a multicenter study led by Stanford researchers, showed the number of stroke patients who died or required confinement to nursing homes was nearly cut in half thanks to the use of brain-imaging software developed here.

The newly formed center’s goal of “fostering research, dialogue, and multidisciplinary collaboration to produce measurable and meaningful change in health care” continues to expand and grow its initiatives to help physicians engage more fully during patient encounters.

In the ongoing hunt to find better treatments for heart disease, the top cause of death globally, new research from Stanford shows promising results using an unusual strategy: photosynthetic bacteria and light.

Stanford Medicine is using a new software system that combines imaging from MRIs, CT scans and angiograms to create a three-dimensional model that physicians and patients can see and manipulate — just like a virtual reality game.

The Stanford Cancer Institute has received a $10 million gift from Silicon Valley entrepreneur Jeffrey Rothschild and his wife, Marieke, to advance research in cancer cell therapy, which is considered the vanguard of cancer treatment today.

With its newly established Center, Stanford seeks to improve global health through a new online medical training initiative for people of all skill levels. Charles Prober, MD, the medical school’s former senior associate dean for medical education, is the founding director.

The School of Medicine has set records in its recruitment statistics for doctoral students this year following the implementation of the Biomedical Innovation Initiative, a funding model that encourages graduate students to follow their passion and take risks.

Stanford University School of Medicine researchers have observed stem-cell-derived nerve cells arising in a specific region of the human brain migrate into another brain region. This process recapitulates what’s been believed to occur in a developing fetus, but has never previously been viewed in real time.

The Harvey Prize, established by industrialist and inventor Leo Harvey, recognizes researchers who have made breakthroughs in science and technology of benefit to humanity. Optogenetics has “revolutionized neurobiology,” the prize administrators wrote.